Epidemiology

Review Article / VOLUME 1, ISSUE 3, DECEMBER 2019

Infections Caused by Extended-Spectrum β-lactamase-Producing Enterobacteriaceae: Clinical and Molecular Epidemiology and Treatment Strategies

Abdullah Tarık Aslan and Murat Akova

Origins, characteristics and classification of extended-spectrum beta-lactamases (ESBLs) Currently, beta-lactamase family includes more than 2800 unique proteins. Although varied types of beta-lactamases have been specified to date, they have common topographic structures consisting of alpha-helices and beta-plated sheets. They most probably originated from environmental sources and produced against naturally occurring […] Read More

Review Article / VOLUME 5, ISSUE 3, SEPTEMBER 2023

COVID-19: An Update on Epidemiology, Prevention and Treatment, September-2023

Serap Şimşek-Yavuz

After the World Health Organization (WHO) declared an end to COVID-19 as a global public health emergency on May 5, 2023, we have entered a new era in the pandemic, and most countries have already returned to normal life. This declaration was resulted from the 12-month downward trend of the pandemic, increased immunity due to the highly effective vaccines, decreased death rates, and decreased pressure on once overwhelmed (...) Read More

Original Article / VOLUME 5, ISSUE 4, DECEMBER 2023

Brucellar Epididymo-Orchitis in a Brucellosis Hyperendemic Region in Türkiye

Hatun Öztürk-Çerik and others

Brucellosis is a widespread zoonosis transmitted to humans, mainly through direct or indirect contact with infected animals. The main endemic areas are the Mediterranean region, Middle East, Central Asia, China, India, sub-Saharan Africa, and Central and South America. Brucellosis is a systemic infection with a broad clinical spectrum (...) Read More